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Natural hazards in Gordon · FEMA

Storms, floods and disasters in Gordon

Gordon isn’t graded for hazard risk: Gordon has 784 residents; we grade towns of 1,000 or more. Flood insurance has paid 1 claim here since 2020.

Flood claims
1
paid since 2020 · $112K
Disasters paid out here
0
of 7 declared for Douglas County
By hazard

What Gordon faces

Each hazard’s share of the building damage FEMA expects here, and how its rate compares with the rest of the country.

River and rain flooding

91%of expected building damage
About average · lower than 56% of U.S. census tracts
Recorded about once every 2 years in the area
Smaller shares here
 Tornadoes Hail Wildfire Strong wind Winter storms Lightning Ice storms Earthquakes Cold waves Heat waves Landslides
FEMA models no building damage here
Coastal floodingHurricanesAvalanchesTsunamisVolcanic activity
People, not buildings.Counting harm to people as well as buildings, FEMA’s model puts cold waves at 45% of Gordon’s expected losses. Cold waves do little damage to buildings (0.0%), so they aren’t part of the grade.

Shares are of FEMA’s expected building damage, the measure the grade uses; ranks compare each hazard’s building-damage rate with all 85,154 U.S. census tracts. In FEMA’s terms, river and rain flooding is FEMA’s “Inland Flooding” (rivers and streams overflowing their banks, or rain overwhelming drainage). FEMA defines coastal flooding as high or rising tides and storm surge, so surge damage is counted there. Drought isn’t listed: FEMA counts its losses in crops only.

Flood risk changes street by street. Check a specific address on FEMA’s flood map, and ask about flood insurance before you buy.
Flood insurance claims

Does Gordon flood? Rarely: 1 flood claim since 2020

Every paid claim on a federal flood insurance policy in Gordon, from FEMA’s records.

Paid flood claims, by year
2020: 1 claim2021: 0 claims2022: 0 claims2023: 0 claims2024: 0 claims2025: 0 claims2026: 0 claims2020
20202026
1
paid claims since 2020
$112K
paid to owners
0
homes flooded more than once
$112K
average claim
of homes in flood zones are insured
of all homes are insured
No community discount

Gordon isn’t in FEMA’s Community Rating System, which cuts flood insurance up to 45% in towns that do extra flood-proofing.

Insurance rates: Douglas County.
Disasters

The storms Gordon remembers

None of the 7 disasters declared for Douglas County shows FEMA aid or repair money reaching Gordon itself in FEMA’s records, so these are its biggest flood-claim years.

  1. 20201 flood claims paidNo declaration for the county that year
Disasters declared, by decade
Paid out in GordonDouglas County only

Douglas County has had 7 natural disasters declared by the President since 1953, most often floods, then severe storms. Not counted: the 2005 Hurricane Katrina evacuee emergency, which covered counties that took in evacuees.

Were you here?

Old photos of Gordon after a storm or flood belong in the town’s history. Add one, or share what you remember below.

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Next door

Gordon and its neighbors

How expected damage per building compares across the town line. Tap a town to see its hazards.

Wascott: not gradedSolon Springs: not gradedSummit: hazard risk ABarnes: not gradedHighland: not gradedBennett: not gradedOakland: hazard risk A−Dairyland: not gradedWascottSolon SpringsSummitBarnesHighlandBennettOaklandDairylandGordon
Lowest fifthSecondMiddleFourthHighest fifth
TownHazard riskMostly (buildings)Flood claims
SummitAless damage than 92%river and rain flooding—
OaklandA−less damage than 82%river and rain flooding—
Wascott—935 residents; we grade 1,000+
Solon Springs—979 residents; we grade 1,000+
Barnes—854 residents; we grade 1,000+
Highland—454 residents; we grade 1,000+
Bennett—622 residents; we grade 1,000+
Dairyland—245 residents; we grade 1,000+

Hazard risk = FEMA’s expected yearly building damage per dollar of building value, vs. the 21,298 U.S. towns we grade; the map is shaded by fifths of the same scale. Flood claims = paid federal flood insurance claims on record.

Be ready

Get ready for what Gordon faces

A short kit for the hazards that drive the building damage here, what to check before you buy, and where neighbors get alerts.

When the river rises
  • Turn around at flooded roads: a foot of moving water can carry off a car.
  • Flood insurance usually takes 30 days to start, so buy it before the forecast.
  • Keep papers and medicines up high, in a grab-and-go bag.
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Before you buy or rent
  • Look up the address on FEMA’s flood map.
  • Ask the seller or landlord whether it has ever flooded, and what flood insurance costs there.
  • Get a flood insurance quote early: policies usually start 30 days after you buy.
When a storm is coming
Forecast and alertsWeather →911, the nearest ERSafety →

Know where neighbors sign up for alerts? Add it to the Handbook so everyone has it.

Questions about natural hazards in Gordon

Does Gordon flood?

Flood insurance has paid 1 claim in Gordon since 2020, $112K in all.

Is Gordon in a flood zone?

Flood zones are drawn street by street, so the answer depends on the address: look it up on FEMA’s flood map. In Douglas County, 13% of homes in mapped flood zones carry federal flood insurance, and 0.3% of all homes do.

How much is flood insurance in Gordon?

FEMA’s Community Rating System list shows no discount for Gordon’s flood program. Premiums depend on the building; policies usually start 30 days after you buy, so get a quote early.

Storm stories

Memories, warnings and help from neighbors in Gordon.

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Sources: FEMA National Risk Index v1.20 (December 2025), census-tract table, combined by where Gordon’s residents lived in the 2020 census; OpenFEMA: NFIP redacted claims, multiple-loss properties, community status book and residential penetration rates, housing assistance (owners and renters), public assistance funded projects, hazard mitigation properties and disaster declarations. Homes: Census ACS 2020–24. Preparedness tips: Ready.gov. FEMA’s model is an average of expected damage, not a forecast. How hazard risk is graded.